Still Snowing ~

Is it still snowing where you are?

it is still snowing here :)

beautiful fluffy-white flakes...a marshmallow world for sure.

we have about 9 inches,

they are predicting maybe 3 more before ending tonight ~

I've been watching the juncoes & sparrows out by the kitchen garden...

I love to watch how they hop in the snow!

inside the farmhouse

it is warm & comfortable ~

this time of year I like to bring small touches of Spring out to decorate with 

like the small nested chicken on top of the hanging spice drawers 

~ and the white strawberries on the knobs...

below the spice drawers hangs a small embroidery piece 

that was sent to me from my far-away friend in Sweden, Louise D.

~ she made the embroidery from one of my original folk art drawings with the same saying.

& she stitched it with tiny stitches and stained it perfectly!

I love it ~

Thank You so much my sweet Friend...

since I can't even get up our snow covered driveway to the market

{where I usually buy my fresh cut tulips}

I will be satisfied with the faux mums that I have...

here are some in an ironstone pitcher in the breakfast nook ~

{love}

and here are more of the same, below

tucked into a beautiful mercury glass vase 

~ that Hannah gifted me with for Christmas this year...

 I decorate with what I love now...

things that speak to my heart and make me happy.

I will mix it up and somehow it always comes together for me :)

and even though the skies outside might be grey,

we always have a little bit of sunshine inside with us everyday ~

our beloved 'Peaches', the Sun Conure.

'Peach' is a character to say the least...

He is strengthening his vocabulary everyday with new words and sentences:

"morning" 

is what he greets us with everyday when we remove the cover from his cage.

"want some?" 

is the question he asks every time we make breakfast {he loves buttered-toast}

"night night"

are his last words of the day to us, along with a slew of kissing noises & clucks

and while many of his 'words' are unintelligible {to us, anyway} 

~ we're sure he knows exactly what he's saying!

he also loves to sway side-to-side in a crazy dance while Peter sings to him...

and he is always up for a good snuggle behind my neck.

hello

 SO ~

what will YOU be doing on this snow day?

I will be making a pot of chicken soup on the wood stove.

perhaps bake another loaf of bread or biscuits?

I'll sweep the farmhouse of cobwebs made from the soot from the stove.

maybe even wash the windows with vinegar & old newspapers since the sun isn't out.

I'll have a few more cups of tea, then head on out to the barn to visit our friends out there ~

making sure everyone is happy, safe & warm.

and I'm sure in-between my walk from house-to-barn

 I'll just have to play a few rounds of 'ball' with our snow dog Roxy ;)

then when I come back in I'll do a little perusing through a few books in my collection:

"For the Love of Old"

&

"Cottage Style"

Hoping your day is filled with many tiny delights 

~ that warm your creative heart!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori